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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78jx68d922o
The Ukrainian president has consistently rejected the suggestion that his country give up its claim to the Crimean Peninsula.
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When Donald Trump was president previously.
"Russia, through its 2014 invasion of Ukraine and its attempted annexation of Crimea, sought to undermine a bedrock international principle shared by democratic states: that no country can change the borders of another by force. The states of the world, including Russia, agreed to this principle in the United Nations Charter, pledging to refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state. This fundamental principle — which was reaffirmed in the Helsinki Final Act — constitutes one of the foundations upon which our shared security and safety rests.
As we did in the Welles Declaration in 1940, the United States reaffirms as policy its refusal to recognize the Kremlin’s claims of sovereignty over territory seized by force in contravention of international law. In concert with allies, partners, and the international community, the United States rejects Russia’s attempted annexation of Crimea and pledges to maintain this policy until Ukraine’s territorial integrity is restored.
The United States calls on Russia to respect the principles to which it has long claimed to adhere and to end its occupation of Crimea. As democratic states seek to build a free, just, and prosperous world, we must uphold our commitment to the international principle of sovereign equality and respect the territorial integrity of other states. Through its actions, Russia has acted in a manner unworthy of a great nation and has chosen to isolate itself from the international community.
Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Washington, DC
July 25, 2018 "
Archangel1313@lemm.ee 10 hours ago
No shit. They just tell him whatever he wants to hear, and then do whatever they feel like, right after. Trump doesn’t care about the outcome…he just wants his asshole tongued.
JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
He wants the peace prize, at the cost of Gaza and the Ukraine.
HK65@sopuli.xyz 7 hours ago
I think they prefer Ukraine, without the “the”.